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Title: noob pc question
Post by: zack1234 on February 11, 2012, 04:25:55 AM
I installed windows 7 on to pc, onto drive D.

drive C is still there but i dont boot from it etc,it has windows files on it etc.

should i delete everything on  C as i dont use it, there are windows files which are the same on C and D :frown:
Title: Re: noob pc question
Post by: Bizman on February 11, 2012, 06:01:04 AM
So you had Windows already installed on C and attempted to do a 'reinstall' which saw you already had Windows in C and to prevent problems with two OS installations in the same partition it suggested to install on D?

I've seen that happen before, and although theoretically they should be independent, deleting the unnecessary one comes out to be impossible due to some files being in use.

The best solution would be to do a fresh install, formatting both disks.
Title: Re: noob pc question
Post by: zack1234 on February 11, 2012, 07:56:43 AM
Vista on C and now Windows 7 on drive D .
Title: Re: noob pc question
Post by: Bizman on February 11, 2012, 08:13:48 AM
Highly probably they're interfering each other, unless you've made a double booting system on purpose, which you apparently didn't. AFAIK a double boot with Vista and Win7 is possible to make, but there's a bunch of gotchas to take into consideration.

So I repeat: The best solution is to format both disks and do a clean fresh install.
Title: Re: noob pc question
Post by: zack1234 on February 11, 2012, 10:05:47 AM
yes i will do this :)

Title: Re: noob pc question
Post by: Bruv119 on February 11, 2012, 10:08:48 AM
your right zack that was a noob question.  

what are you having for dinner tonight?
Title: Re: noob pc question
Post by: zack1234 on February 11, 2012, 12:02:53 PM
Pies and Pop :)